Family Medicine Physician

Family Medicine / Pediatric Physician - Long Island City, NY (#1601)

Impact Recruiting Solutions is currently seeking a Family Medicine or a Pediatric Physician to fill an opening with a Juvenile Center located in Long Island City, New York

Requirements of theFamily Medicine / Pediatric Physician :

• Must have a Medical Degree from an accredited institution
• Must have a New York State Medical license
• Must have a New York State Medical Board Certification
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience is preferred
• OB / GYN experience is a plus but not required

Benefits of the Family Medicine / Pediatric Physician :

• The salary for this position is $210,000 / yr
• Benefits are competitive and negotiable
• Incentive : $50 / each after 15 patients per day

Responsibilities of the Family Medicine / Pediatric Physician :

• Provide medical care to TFH pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients.
• Take relevant patient history.
• Identify patient needs and make diagnoses.
• Perform complete well-care examinations, including complete physicals.
• Perform complete gynecological histories and physical examinations as indicated.
• Write prescriptions and inform patients about medications prescribed.
• Complete medical forms and documentation related to patient care.
• Answer patient telephone inquiries as needed.
• Make referrals to other agencies and providers, with follow-up care provided.
• Assist with immunization and phlebotomy as needed to ensure smooth patient flow.
• Encourage health promotion, disease prevention, and health maintenance. Provide health education on topics including preventative medicine and counseling on chronic diseases, as well as parenting, prenatal, nutrition, family planning, medication usage, and stress management.
• Provide patient advocacy, as appropriate for the site.
• Work in a supervisory role with mid-levels and collaboratively with specialists for consultation and referral purposes.
• Participate in the Peer Review process, as defined by The Floating Hospital.
• Provide technical assistance and teach Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
• Maintain ultimate responsibility for directing the course of the patient’s medical treatment.
• Participate in case conferences and case management activities.
• Participate in the On-Call list, on a rotation basis.
• Administrative / Education Duties :
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Participate and develop medical protocols with Clinical Guidelines Committee, for implementation by TFH staff.
• Collaborate with Benefits Counselors and Outreach staff to ensure appropriate patient scheduling and flow.
• Collaborate with the HIM supervisor to ensure appropriate documentation procedures.
• Observe, implement, and promote federal regulations as defined by HIPAA and the Policies and Procedures of The Floating Hospital.
• EMR Access includes the following actions / areas :
• Demographic, Registration, Appointment / Scheduling, Scanning, Triage, PMH / Vitals, Orders, Immunizations / PPD, Progress Note, Reporting, Labs, Medical Summary, Telephone Encounters.
• Environment :
• The Physician will perform duties in The Floating Hospital clinic and at shelters connected with the agency. The Physician will have rooms in which to provide examinations and will have a workspace in which to perform his / her administrative job functions.

The agency observes a no-smoking policy.